Telephone booth



Sept. 10, 1935. P, H, sHERRoN TELEPHONE BOOTH Filed May 31, 195s Patented Sept. 10, 1935 TELEPHONE BOOTH Percival H. Sherron, Jamaica, N. Y.

Application May 31, 1933, Serial No. 673,625

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a telephone booth and particularly to the illuminating arrangement therefor.

In my application, Serial No. 641,592, filed 5 November 7, 1932, there is described a novel form of telephone booth comprising certain structural features whereby the booth may be made soundproof and also less subject to injury than that type of booth heretofore in use. It is the object of the present invention to provide an i1- luminating arrangement particularly applicable to a booth of this character although it will be obvious that the invention is applicable to booths of the conventional character heretofore in use.

Speciiically, the present invention relates to the provision of means whereby more effective lighting of the telephone within the booth and the shelf associated therewith is provided, this being particularly desirable in connection with a dial phone where visibility is essential for its operation. The invention also relates to the provision of means whereby the bulb providing the light is rendered accessible for replacement.

These and other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. l is a vertical section through a phone booth embodying the invention, the phone booth being shown in a conventionalized form;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the cover for the lamp showing its connection to a ceiling; and

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the same showing details of its construction.

The booth indicated at 2 is provided with a top l below which is located a false ceiling 8. An incandescent lamp B is supported by a socket secured to the top of the booth in any suitable fashion above an opening in the false ceiling. The false ceiling is provided with angle members in which are secured screws It] forming pivots engaging a semi-circular flange I6 secured to a frame l2 in which is mounted a glass cover i4. The pivots I are at one side of the center of gravity of the cover assembly, but the weight of flange I8 will tend to cause it to swing by gravity in a counterclockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 3, wherein it is held by a latch I8 provided to engage above the ange I6, this latch being turnable to release the flange by a key 20 engageable by the fingers. A fixed flange 22 overlies the right hand side of the assembly as viewed in Figs. 2 and 3 to prevent the passage of light about the edge of the cover assembly in a fashion which would be objectionable.

The left hand half of the transparent cover I4 as viewed in Fig. 3 is smooth whereas the righthand half has its lower face grooved as indicated at 26 in such fashion that rays from the lamp striking this portion of the cover will be reflected towards the left to join those rays passing directly down from the lamp with the result that a more effective illumination of the telephone 28 and the shelf 36 associated therewith is provided.

As a result of the above construction it will be seen that the cover can be readily released and tilted for the replacement of the bulb 6. Furthermore, a cover is provided which serves to concentrate the illumination upon the telephone and table where it is most needed particularly if a telephone is of the dial type.

It will be clear that variations may be made in details of construction without departing from the invention as defined in the following claims.

What I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. Lighting means comprising a lamp, an enclosure therefor having a substantially horizontal opening below the lamp, and a transparent cover for said opening, said cover being tiltable about a horizontal axis extending parallel to the .cover and substantially in the plane thereof across an intermediate part of the cover, the cover being unbalanced so as to tend to move towards closed position, and means limiting such movement.

2. Lighting means comprising a lamp, an enclosure therefor having a substantially horizontal opening below the lamp, and a transparent cover for said opening, said cover being tiltable about a horizontal axis extending parallel to the cover and substantially in the plane thereof across an intermediate part of the cover, the cover being unbalanced so as to tend to move towards closed position, means limiting such movement, and means for holding the cover in its normal closed position.

3. Lighting means comprising a lamp, an enclosure therefor having a substantially horizontal opening below the lamp, and a transparent cover for said opening, said cover being tiltable about a horizontal axis extending parallel to the cover and substantially in the plane thereof across an intermediate part of the cover, the cover being unbalanced so as to tend to move towards 50 closed position, means limiting such movement, and means for holding the cover in its` normal closed position, said last named means comprising a latch engageable over the edge of the cover.

PERCIVAL H. SHERRON. 

